Advertising device.



PATBN'IBD DEC. 8, 1903;

No. 746,232. I

' E. ALTMAN.

ADVERTISING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 9. 1903.

H0 MODEL.

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INVENTOH' Zi g m 8) m M ATTORNEYS Patented December 8, 1903.

PATENT QFFVICE.

EMILALTMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ADVERTISING DEVlCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 746,232, dated December 8, 1903.

I Application filed J'n1y 9, 1993. Serial No. 164,807- (No model.)

To al whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMIL ALTMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, city and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Advertising Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices adaptedto' be operated by the wind, and capable of use as advertising devices or simply as toys.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive device of the aboveindicated class. r

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated a device embodying my invention, Figure 1 being a side elevation of such device, its parts in section; Fig. 2, asectional elevation on line 2- 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a sectional detail of the clapper and its detachment, and Fig. at an end view of the clapper. The device comprises a support A, which may be a rod suitably secured or loose, in which case said rod forms a handle for carrying the device. With the rod is pivotally connected at the end thereof an arm B, provided with a vane B at one end, so that said arm may be turned into proper position by the prevailing wind. At'its other end the arm B carries a series of blades B secured to a hub B which is rotatably mounted on the arm. W ith one of the blades 13 is connected a wire 0, extending lengthwise of the arm B and formed into a loop 0, which surrounds the arm B loosely, so as to rotate thereon. From the loop 0 the wire extends outwardly, as indicated .at O and has its free end formed into an eye 0 within which is arranged the clapper D. This clapper has a vertical perforation for the passage of one member of the eye C and is further provided at its end with a vertical groove D. with a width greater than the thickness of the wire, so that the clapper may oscillate about a vertical axis Where the wire passes through it. The free end of the clapper is preferably pointed and is adapted to'engage a gong orbellE secured to any suitable partof the device, preferably the support A. It will be understood that the wind will cause the blades B to rotate, and thus the clapper D will be carried along the arm B and will be caused to strike the gong E at each revolution. The lateral mobility of the clapper on the wire 0 will allow the clapper to yield slightly, thereby producing a better sound. The loop 0, in connection with the radial portion 0 of'the wire,

prevents the clapper from being thrown away from the gong by a centrifugal force,

and thus the device will operatesatisfactorily whether the wind be high or moderate. A is a hook for suspending the article.

The device may be used either simply as a toy or as an advertising device for attracting the attention of passers-by to any article to which the device may be attached, and in this case a suitable advertisement may be produced on the vane B.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with the support, and the gong surrounding the same, of an arm pivotally connected with said support and pro-- vided with a vane, blades mounted to turn on said arm and constructed to be rotated by the impact of the air, and a clapper connected with said blades and arranged to strike the gong.

2. The combination with the support and the gong, of an arm pivotally GODDGGlHl with said" support, and provided with a vane; blades mounted to turn on said arm; a loop connected with said blades and surrounding said arm; a carrier extending outwardly from said loop and held to rotate'with the blades; and a clapper mounted on said carrier and adapted to engage the gong.

3. The combination with the support and ,the gong, of anarm connected with said support; blades mounted to turn on said arm; a rotary carrierconnected with said blades, and provided with an eye at its free end;. and'a clapper having a perforation to receive one 5 member of said eye, and a groove for-the reception of the other member of the eye, said groove being wider than the corresponding member ofthe eye, soas' to allow the clapper to swing laterally. 7 V

4. The combination with the gong, the rotary blades and the arm on which said blades are mounted to turn, of the carrier connected with said blades to turn therewith, and con1- In testimony whereof I have signed my prising a portion extending lengthwise of the name to this specification in the presence of arm, a loop snrroundingzsaid ermloosely, and 1 two subscribing Witnesses.

a free portion or carrier proper extending EMIL ALTMAN. outwardly from said loop; and a clapper Witnesses:

mounted on said free portion to rotate with the HANS V. BRIESEN,

blades and adapted to engage the gong. EUGENE EBLE. 

